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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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